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... to bring water from Ulez (the source) to Nimes and was used till the 6th century. It took approximately 15 years to complete and 80% of the aqueduct was underground so to speak. We took a side path and ended up on the top level of the aqueduct and were surprised to see how deep and wide the channel was, to imagine the amount of water flowing through this funnel each day is beyond comprehension for the day, there was approximately 2,000,000 (two million) cubic litres ...

It was darn hot here today. Mark and I got started by doing our laundry this morning at an outdoor laundry kiosk in the corner of the parking lot of a large supermarket a few blocks from the hotel. We picked up some stamps and I picked up some postcards and grabbed a quick sandwich and an Orangina while we waited. I think we saw nearly everyone else in our group come by the laundry kiosk ...

Poor ol' Scott thinks he's coming down with the dreaded lurgi so he decided to take it easy today. I headed up to the Palace of the Popes and the Jardin du Rochers. This walk takes you through the square at the end of the main road running through the town centre. This square is full of cafés and restaurants, mainly "al fresco" but, according to my Rick Stevens guide book, are over ...

... And then again like this Second Verse Les belles dames font comme ça Et puis encore comme ça. The beautiful young ladies go like this (curtsy) And then like that Third Verse Les militaires font comme ça Et puis encore comme ça The brave soldiers go like this (salute) And then like that Fourth Verse Les musiciens font comme ça Et puis encore comme ça. The musicians go like this (play violin) And then like ...

... finally the roads are so narrow that most are one way streets. Not so much fun on the road bike, especially with all of the cobblestone. After getting some pictures of the Palace of the Popes, I just felt like getting dinner and getting out of the confusion.

While I was eating at a kebab shop (they are France's fast food, but their kebabs are sandwiches, not like shish kebabs) one of the Canadians I had met at the Nimes hostel ...